The Director of Government and Legislative Affairs directs the department’s legislative program and serves as the liaison with the Board of Supervisors, and other government agencies.

DANA POINT, Ca. (Feb. 21, 2023): Captain Todd Hylton has been selected as the new Chief of Dana Point Police Services. He will begin his new assignment Friday, Feb. 24.

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, Ca. (Feb. 21, 2023): The Orange County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 24, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at an undisclosed location in the city of Rancho Santa Margarita.

SANTA ANA, Ca. (Feb. 27, 2023): Orange County’s first Homeless Death Review Committee issued its inaugural report today, reviewing deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2021.

The Investigations Division is comprised of the Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations and Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC). The division is designated to investigate specific criminal actions which have occurred within the jurisdiction of the Sheriff's Department as well as supporting investigations at the local, state and federal level through...